nope, huge rockstars headlining festivals kicking off much smaller bands
The year they headlined Glastonbury? Very backlash…
Aye. Even see what Ryan Adams did to others careers - not sure we’d all be saying “ah, so what” if it was talented male artists careers he’d killed.
the line in that song is harmless, Malkmus has frequently explained its meaning in interviews.
In 2008, Corgan said, “I’ve had a bad marriage and seven bad girlfriends in a row”, a perspective he attributes to his dedication to music.
A true gentleman.
Ach this is a little unfair. I think we all agree he is a prize twat nowadays. There is disagreement about whether he has always been a twat. Some good tunes, a bit of pretension and they were very lucky to be as huge as they were (damn good timing), the perceived lack of respect (borderline bullying) from the UK press just doesn’t ring true, and I don’t get why anyone cares, although I do remember a Q interview where both Billy and the interviewer came across as twats.
If intent doesn’t matter and it had no negative effect on SP whatsoever then what’s the actual issue…?
remember when Mogwai literally made t-shirts calling Blur shit and Damon Albarn reacted by…not reacting at all. Corgan just has a chip on his shoulder
Because who cares
That’s not really an actual effect though
‘Intent doesn’t matter’ is fair in terms of racism/sexism etc but I’m not sure it applies to whether or not an indie band slagged off a rockstar
Imagine though, just imagine if the reason why they are criminally underrated and not held in such high esteem as the greatest artists and bands is nothing to do with perceived cool and media conspiracies.
Imagine if the reason they’re so underrated is more to do with a) having made two amazing albums in the 90s and being diminishing returns ever since and b) having a singer with a massively acquired taste voice capable of grating horribly with all but the mega fans?
Just a thought.
Pavement suk
But enough about Radiohead.
I obviously have lots to catch up on today. Bad day for a brutal carpal tunnel flare up, but I’ll try to respond to some individual points later today.
I need to move to the UK.
This is a great post.
Disagree that that’s not a big deal or that they’re any way equivalent. Blimey.
The only reason you think that about radiohead is because of a George Soros/illuminati conspiracy. They’re objectively geniuses and everything they do is amazing.
What about the voice of Billy Corgan
How did it get so acquired taste
I wonder if he talks like an ordinary guy
I don’t know him bc he got us kicked off of the Lollapalooza bill
Not a fan
Goodbye thread it’s been a blast. I hope if I ever do something heinous I have someone in my corner to defend me as stoutly as Billy’s boys.
I hope you would acknowledge your mistake and learn from it